Canada's new oil patch mayor declares a climate emergency. Toyota finally release an EV, COP26 opening day announcements.

Brian tries to #DeleteFacebook and Instagram. James is getting new tires for his Nissan LEAF and taking his son to Edmonton for the CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying Game against Costa Rica.

New Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek set to declare a climate emergency. How is this okay in the heart of oil country?

Greenpeace activist Steven Guilbeault named minister of environment and climate change for Canada. He once scaled the CN Tower and installed solar panels on a politician's house.

COP26 kicks off in Glasgow, Scotland.

India sets a net zero target of 2070, some people are happy about this b/c it means 90% of the world has set a target.

In contrast, China has announced plans for carbon neutrality by 2060, while the US and EU aim to hit net zero by 2050.

India will increase its non-fossil energy capacity to 500GW by 2030 and it will get half of its energy from renewable resources by the same date. He also pledged that India will reduce its projected carbon emissions by one billion tonnes between now and 2030, and reduce the carbon intensity of its economy by 45%.

Canada will impose a hard cap on emissions from the oil and gas sector, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Monday at the COP26 summit in Glasgow.

In 2019, Canada's oil and gas sector accounted for 26 per cent of total emissions. The second largest source is the transport sector.

Australia has announced a target of #netzero emissions by 2050 & to reduce emissions by up to 35% by 2030.

The islands of the Torres Strait are taking the Australian government to court. The islands are just 1.5 metres above sea level. Seas are rising in the strait at twice the global average, and have risen 6cm in the last decade

The case before the federal court draws inspiration – if not direct precedent – from the Urgenda case in the Netherlands, where 886 plaintiffs argued the Dutch government had an obligation to protect its citizens from the impacts of climate change.

Toyota unveils its first all-electric car: the bZ4X, an electric SUV around the size of a RAV 4. This will be their first ground up EV and the first one to sell outside China.  Plus it has bi directional charging and solar roof.

Tim Horton's might make a sustainable restaurant in Regina, Saskatchewan of all places. The current design incorporates a green living roof, a water retention system that would use storm water for landscaping, a mobile order lane and electric vehicle charging stations.

Tesla and EV News:

ANOTHER new Tesla delivery centre in China located in the Caidian District of Wuhan, about a 9-hour drive west of Shanghai. It’s the third one in about the last month. North Battleford Supercharger and Highway 16 open Tesla officially opens new R & D centre in Shanghai, where the lower cost Tesla will be designed Lucid Air has their first official deliveries

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